--- title: Quick Add Providers description: From the menu to the left, click Observer Mode.  Click Add Provider in the top right corner. The Add Provider page opens. Click the First Name and Last Name boxes and enter the provider's first and la --- [Skip to content](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/homes/quick-add-providers#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![KK Icon.png\]](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KK%20Icon.png?width=40&height=40&name=KK%20Icon.png) - [Customer Portal](https://support.kidkare.com/_hcms/mem/login) - [Access KidKare](https://app.kidkare.com/) - [Support & Releases](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/support-releases) - [Contact KidKare Support](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/support-releases/contact-our-support-team) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Customer Portal](https://support.kidkare.com/_hcms/mem/login) - [Access KidKare](https://app.kidkare.com/) - [Support & Releases](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/support-releases) - [Contact KidKare Support](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/support-releases/contact-our-support-team) - English Show submenu for translations - Go to kidkare.com Go to kidkare.com Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Home Providers and Sponsors](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/homes?hsLang=en) 2. [KidKare for Home Sponsors](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/homes/kidkare-for-home-sponsors?hsLang=en) 3. [Observer Mode](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/homes/kidkare-for-home-sponsors?hsLang=en#observer-mode) # Quick Add Providers You or your monitors can quickly add a new provider with minimal information from the **Observer Mode** page.  After the provider is added here, the sponsor must complete the full provider details later.  This can be used to quickly onboard a new provider while onsite or prior to a review if the provider has not been added to KidKare yet.   1. From the menu to the left, click **Observer Mode.** 2. Click **Add Provider** in the top right corner. The Add Provider page opens.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/66842fff6accd369390dabb5/n/1719939071675.png) 3. Click the **First Name** and **Last Name** boxes and enter the provider's first and last name. This information is required. 4. Click the **Email** box and enter the provider's email address. This box is optional, but we recommend that you provide an email address. 5. Set a password for this provider in the **Password** box. A random password is generated for you when you access this page, but you can either manually input a password, or you can click **Suggest** to generate a different random password. 6. Click the **Provider ID** box and enter a number for this provider, or click **Suggest** to generate the next available provider ID (in sequence). See [**Understand Provider IDs**](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/homes/enroll-manage-providers?hsLang=en#understand-provider-ids) for more information about provider IDs. 7. Click the **State** drop-down and select the state in which the provider operates. This menu defaults to your state. 8. Click **Add Provider**. 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